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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 根基
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 根基 | gēn jī | - foundation |
List Ranking:
Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.
| HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 9 | 25,414 | 16,744 | 20,431 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 根 | gēn | - root - basis - classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings - CL:條|条[tiao2] - radical (chemistry) |
| 基 | jī | - (bound form) base; foundation - (bound form) radical (chemistry) - (bound form) gay (loanword from English into Cantonese, Jyutping: gei1, followed by orthographic borrowing from Cantonese) |
Other Words Containing 根基
Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.
| Word | HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 根基 | - | 9 | 25,414 | 16,744 | 20,431 |